Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica

by: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727; Streater, Joseph, fl. 1687-1688, printer; Burndy Library, donor. DSI

Publication date: 1687

Topics: Mechanics, Celestial mechanics, Gravitation

Publisher: Londini : Jussu Societatis Regiae ac Typis Josephi Streater. Prostat apud plures bibliopolas

Collection: smithsonian

Digitizing sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: Latin

The second and third books were apparently printed by different printers, as indicated by the different type in the headings and the break in paging between the two books

Reissued in the same year, having a cancel title leaf with imprint: Londoni : jussu Societatis Regiae ac typis Josephi Streater. Prostant venales apud Sam. Smith ad insignia Principis Walliae in Coemiterio D. Pauli, aliosq[ue] nonnullos bibliopolas, anno MDCLXXXVII [1687]

Page 261 misnumbered as 262; 384-399 omitted from pagination sequence without loss of text

Title set within a double ruled border

Signatures: [A]-2Z***3A-3O(H2 mis-signed as G2; N2 mis-signed as 2N; and 2L2 mis-signed as 2K2)

Dibner Library. Heralds of science (1980 ed.)

ESTC (online)

Wing (2nd ed.)

Gray, G.J. Newton

Babson. Newton

SCDIRB copy 39088015628399 has cancel leaf for p. 111-112

SCDIRB copy has a contemporary panel-stamped full leather binding with raised bands, gilt-tooled spine; and red sprinkled edges; re-backed. Housed in a later clamshell box of half-leather with marbled paper boards

SCDIRB copy has bookplate: Burndy Library ... gift of Bern Dibner